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1999–2000 snooker season
Details
Duration23 July 1999 – 28 May 2000
Tournaments23 (9 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipWales Mark Williams
MastersWales Matthew Stevens
World ChampionshipWales Mark Williams

The 1999–2000 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 23 July 1999 and 28 May 2000. The following table outlines the results for ranking events and the invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1] Reference
07–23 07–25  HKG NR Millennium Cup Regent Hotel Hong Kong England Stephen Lee England Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–2 [2]
08–28 09–05  ENG NR Champions Cup Fairfield Halls Croydon Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 7–5 [3][4]
09–08 09–19  ENG WR British Open Plymouth Pavilions Plymouth Scotland Stephen Hendry England Peter Ebdon 9–5 [5]
09–28 10–03  SCO NR Scottish Masters Civic Centre Motherwell Wales Matthew Stevens Scotland John Higgins 9–7 [6]
10–05 10–10  ENG UT UK Tour 1 Riley's Oldham England Matt Wilson England Barry Hawkins 6–4 [7]
10–11 10–24  ENG WR Grand Prix Guild Hall Preston Scotland John Higgins Wales Mark Williams 9–8 [8]
11–05 11–16  ENG NR Benson & Hedges Championship Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Malvern England Ali Carter England Simon Bedford 9–4 [9]
11–13 11–28  ENG WR UK Championship Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth Wales Mark Williams Wales Matthew Stevens 10–8 [10]
12–11 12–19  CHN WR China Open JC Mandarin Hotel Shanghai England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Stephen Lee 9–2 [11]
01–15 01–23  ENG TE Nations Cup The Hexagon Reading  England  Wales 6–4 [12][13]
01–23 01–25  ENG UT UK Tour 2 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Andrew Higginson Scotland Scott MacKenzie 6–3 [7]
01–24 01–30  WAL WR Welsh Open Cardiff International Arena Cardiff Scotland John Higgins England Stephen Lee 9–8 [14][15]
02–06 02–13  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Matthew Stevens Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 10–8 [16][17]
02–20 02–27  MLT WR Malta Grand Prix Mediterranean Conference Centre Valletta Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Wales Mark Williams 9–3 [18][19]
03–03 03–11  THA WR Thailand Masters Riverside Montien Hotel Bangkok Wales Mark Williams Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–5 [20]
03–16 03–18  ENG UT UK Tour 3 Riley's Stockport England Simon Bedford England Barry Hawkins 6–5 [7]
03–21 03–26  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Scotland John Higgins Scotland Stephen Hendry 9–4 [21][22]
03–28 04–09  SCO WR Scottish Open A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England Ronnie O'Sullivan Wales Mark Williams 9–1 [23]
04–10 04–12  ENG UK UK Tour 4 Jesters Snooker Club Swindon England Barry Hawkins England Craig Butler 6–1 [7]
04–15 05–01  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Wales Mark Williams Wales Matthew Stevens 18–16 [24]
01–08 05–06  ENG NR Premier League Charter Hall Colchester Scotland Stephen Hendry Wales Mark Williams 9–5 [25]
05–13 05–20  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Darren Morgan England Jimmy White 9–2 [26]
05–27 05–28  ENG NR World Seniors Masters Royal Automobile Club London England Willie Thorne Canada Cliff Thorburn 1–0 [27][28]
WR = World ranking event
UT = UK Tour event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1999/2000

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[29][30][31]

No. Ch. Player Points 1997/1998 Points 1998/1999 Total
1 Steady Scotland John Higgins 27835 22755 50590
2 Steady Scotland Stephen Hendry 16790 24445 41235
3 Rise Wales Mark Williams 11335 25445 36780
4 Fall England Ronnie O'Sullivan 21105 12440 33545
5 Rise England John Parrott 15335 14665 30000
6 Rise England Stephen Lee 12880 15625 28505
7 Fall Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 15095 12995 28090
8 Steady Scotland Alan McManus 10755 15760 26515
9 Rise Wales Matthew Stevens 10280 13100 23380
10 Rise England Anthony Hamilton 10760 12255 23015
11 Rise Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9095 13667 22762
12 Rise England Paul Hunter 9715 12422 22137
13 Fall England Peter Ebdon 10340 11470 21810
14 Rise England Mark King 10950 9470 20420
15 Fall England Steve Davis 9175 10870 20045
16 Rise England Jimmy White 10810 9012 19822

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format

References

  1. ^ "The 1999/2000 Season". Snooker.org. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ^ Turner, Chris. "Millennium Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Fastest frame". Eurosport. Archived from the original on October 14, 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  5. ^ "British Open 1999 (autumn)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Regal Scottish Masters 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "WPBSA Secondary Professional Tour". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Grand Prix 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Benson & Hedges Championship, Masters Qualifying Tournament". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Victoria UK Championship 1999". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  11. ^ "China International 1999 (Dec)". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Werbeniuk passes away". Eurosport UK. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  14. ^ "Regal Welsh Open 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Benson & Hedges Masters 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  17. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  18. ^ "Rothmans Malta Grand Prix 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  20. ^ "Thailand Masters 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  21. ^ "Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  22. ^ "On this Week: Irish hat-trick success". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  23. ^ "Regal Scottish Open 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  24. ^ "Embassy World Championship 2000". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  25. ^ "2000 Results". premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com. Matchroom Sport. Archived from the original on 25 August 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. "Masters/Seniors Snooker (Over 40s)". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archvie. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
  28. ^ "Happy Thorne lands crown". Coventry Evening Telegraph on HighBeam Research. 29 May 2000. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2013.(subscription required)
  29. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Rankings (1990/91 to 2004/05)". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  30. ^ "1999/2000 Embassy World Rankings". Snooker.org. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  31. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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